On Friday 09 September 2005 18:24, Daniel wrote: > The Metric System is not called 'metrics" as was in the article. The word > metrics is defined as; > > met·rics ( P ) Pronunciation Key (mtrks) > n. (used with a sing. verb) > The use or study of metrical structures in verse; prosody.
There's another meaning of "metrics". A metric of a topological space is a function that assigns a distance to every pair of points and follows certain rules. The Euclidean metric, the p-adic metric, and the Paris metro metric are metrics. phma
